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October 6, 2023 7:19 PM

Russia did not start the war in Ukraine but launched special military operation to stop it: President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his position that Russia did not start the war in Ukraine but launched what it calls a special military operation to try to stop it. During his yearly speech to Valdai Discussion Club, in Sochi yesterday, Mr Putin said, Russia, the world's largest country by area, had no need to take territory from Ukraine. He said, the conflict was not therefore imperial or territorial but about the global order. He said, the West after losing its hegemonic p...

September 5, 2023 1:32 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to restore the Black Sea Grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to restore the Black Sea Grain deal. He reiterated that the landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely across the Black Sea, will be restored only after the West meets Moscow’s demands on its agricultural exports. The remarks came after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea city of Sochi yesterday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Russia yesterday in the hope of reviving the agreemen...

July 27, 2023 9:15 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin praises heroism of Russian soldiers repelling attacks in Zaporizhzhia region

The fighting between Russia and Ukraine intensified today in the southeastern part of Ukraine. While Kyiv claimed to have launched a major push, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that hostilities have intensified significantly and Ukraine's resistance has been unsuccessful. Putin also praised the heroism of Russian soldiers repelling attacks in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Russian president also claimed that Moscow’s troops destroyed Ukraine’s military equipment inflicting heavy...